Activity 41: Getting Ready to Read

Write answers to the following questions in your 1984 notebook.

  1. 1. What kind of cellphone do you have? Some people have to have the latest smartphone with all the latest features. Others use simpler phones because they are cheaper, easier to use, and/ or familiar to them. What do you use your phone for? For each category, estimate the percentage of use. The total should add up to 100%.

Cell Phone Use
Percent
Time
Phonecalls

Textmessages

Email

Websurfing

Playinggames

Listening tomusic

Watching videos

Takingpicturesorvideos

Tellingtime

Keepingtrackofappointments

Findingoutwhereyouareandwhereyouaregoing

UsingFacebookorothersocialmedia

Runningapps

Otherthings

Total


  1. 2. After analyzing how you use your phone, do you still think it should be called a “phone”? Why or why not?

  1. 3. Has your phone ever been stolen? Is your phone password protected? What would happen if someone with bad intentions had access to the data on your phone?

  1. 4. Do you ever take precautions to keep from being tracked? Why or why not?